Prepositions in Old and Middle English : a study of prepositional syntax and the semantics of at, in and on in some Old and Middle English texts / Tom Lundskr-Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundskr-Nielsen, Tom.

Series:

NOWELE Supplement Series

North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 9

NOWELE Supplement Series ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Prepositions.

English language.

English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Syntax.

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Prepositions.

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Odense] : Odense University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present book covers various aspects of prepositional syntax between c. 900-1400, including case relations and the range of prepositional complements; it also examines word order, both within the PP and at clause level, and it explores changes in clausal word order. Furthermore, it provides a detailed semantic analysis of the three prepositions at, in and on in selected Old and Middle English texts, which shows to what extent the relative distribution of these prepositions changed during that period and how they gradually acquired new, extended senses.The front cover illustration renders th

Contents:

PREPOSITIONS IN OLD AND MIDDLE ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. Origins and Development of Prepositions A Brief Survey of Selected Studies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Bruckmann; 1.3 Meillet; 1.4 Lehmann; 1.5 Friedrich; 1.6 Hawkins; 1.7 Hock; 1.8 Concluding remarks; Notes; CHAPTER 2. Syntax of Prepositions and PPs in Old English1; 2.1 Prepositions and other parts of speech; 2.2 Prepositions and case; 2.2.1 Cause and effect in the rise of PPs; 2.2.2 Increased use o f prepositions in OE?; 2.3 The range of prepositional complements

2.3.1 Nouns/NPs2.3.2 Pronouns; 2.3.3 Adverbs I adverbials; 2.3.4 Clauses; 2.3.5 Infinitives; 2.4 Word order in the prepositional phrase; 2.4.1 Postposed prepositions; 2.4.2 Comments on word order change in the PP; 2.5 Word order in Old English clauses; 2.5.1 Main clauses; 2.5.2 Subordinate clauses; 2.6 The position of PPs in OE clauses; Notes; CHAPTER 3. A Semantic Analysis of Æt,1 In and On in the ASC; 3.1 Æt, in and on in Old English; 3.1.1 Æt; 3.1.2 In; 3.1.3 On; 3.1.4 Other prepositions; 3.2 The years 892-900 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; 3.2.1 Æt; 3.2.2 In; 3.2.3 On; 3.2.4 Summary

3.3 The years 1122-54 in the Peterborough Chronicle3.3.1 Æt; 3.3.2 In; 3.3.3 On; 3.3.4 Summary; Notes; CHAPTER 4. Syntax of Prepositions and PPs in Middle English; 4.1 Vocabulary; 4.2 Prepositions and case; 4.2.1 Nouns; 4.2.2 Adjectives; 4.2.3 Pronouns; 4.2.4 Effects of the changes on PPs; 4.3 Word Order Changes in ME Clauses; Notes; CHAPTER 5. A Semantic Analysis of At, In and On in 3 ME Texts; 5.1 Ancrene Wisse; 5.1.1 On; 5.1.2 In; 5.2 Vices and Virtues; 5.2.1 At; 5.2.2 In; 5.2.3 On; 5.3 Chaucer: A Treatise on the Astrolabe; 5.3.1 At; 5.3.2 On; 5.3.3 In; 5.4 Grammaticalization; Notes

CHAPTER 6. ConclusionBibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-57452-7

9786613886972

90-272-7287-5

OCLC:

811490648